Antipathy, Ambivalence, and Acceptance: Chan Attitudes toward Ritual from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century

This article, with a focus on early Chan texts that predate received Chan texts, explores how Chan attitudes toward merit-making rituals developed from the eighth to the eleventh century. First, utilizing polemic texts composed by both Chan figures and their critics, this article details the articul...

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Main Author: Ding, Yi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2023
In: History of religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 284-305
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Zen Buddhism / Ritual / History 700-1100
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AG Religious life; material religion
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
TE Middle Ages
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Summary:This article, with a focus on early Chan texts that predate received Chan texts, explores how Chan attitudes toward merit-making rituals developed from the eighth to the eleventh century. First, utilizing polemic texts composed by both Chan figures and their critics, this article details the articulation of ritual-related rhetoric in early Chan. Second, by focusing on a specific type of lineage-building ritual, this article examines the ambivalence toward the practice of hosting a memorial feast for a deceased Chan master. Third, this article demonstrates that aversion to ritual is deemphasized after Chan became mainstream in the Song and certain types of ritual are explicitly promoted in Chan materials.
ISSN:1545-6935
Contains:Enthalten in: History of religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/723304